The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $60,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,980 | 0.75% | 20.27% |
| 2021 | $79,380 | 1.28% | - |
| 2020 | $78,360 | 2.78% | - |
| 2019 | $76,180 | -3.15% | - |
| 2018 | $78,580 | 1.78% | - |
| 2017 | $77,180 | 3.17% | - |
| 2016 | $74,730 | 1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $73,820 | 3.13% | - |
| 2014 | $71,510 | 5.64% | - |
| 2013 | $67,480 | 5.50% | - |
| 2012 | $63,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,980 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.